Why Customers Love Villa Vintiques

Current exterior of Villa Vintiques storefront facing Main Street N. in Woodbury, Connecticut, USA, right on the Connecticut Antiques Trail.

Villa Vintiques offers a more refined, approachable way to shop vintage and antique pieces. Every item is selected with care, quality, and character in mind.

What makes us different:

  • Curated antique and vintage finds

  • Located in historic Woodbury, Connecticut

  • Part of the Connecticut Antiques Trail

  • One-of-a-kind furniture, decor, and gifts

  • Local artisan-made products

  • Equestrian consignment through Silver Spur

  • A welcoming shop with fresh, ever-changing inventory

  • A historic building with a story of its own

Our Location

Villa Vintiques is located in Woodbury’s Historic District in a building now 124 years old, built in 1900. The H.K.H. (Heminway) Silk Factory made bobbins of silk thread there in early 1900s, and for about 2 years after that, the building housed a Woodbury Y. M. C. A. for men and boys.

In the 1950s it was George’s Grocery where locals would occasionally glimpse Marilyn Monroe shopping during the 5 years in which she was wed to famous playwright Arthur Miller (they lived in Roxbury). In the 1960s it became Walter’s Gallery, an art and frame shop that doubled as a teenage hangout, where local youth would watch movies, put on plays and make music (one old photo shows now-famous folk musician Pete Seeger as one of the young people hanging out in front of the building). Sometime in the 70s or 80s, it became an antiques store, which it continued to be for the next 40+ years (i.e. Grass Roots Antiques by Ethel Greenblatt and Martel & Suffin Antiques by Michael Suffin).

Historic photo from 1906 of what is now Villa Vintiques’ building, shown when it was a YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) with boys and men posing out front.

1900s

Silk Factory made bobbins of silk threads there in early 1900s, and for about 2 years after that, the building housed a Woodbury Y. M. C. A. for men and boys.

Marilyn Monroe was known to shop at the store’s location when it was George’s Grocery in the 1950s, while she was married to playwright Arthur Miller, living with him in nearby Roxbury. Shown here is Marilyn Monroe with Arthur Miller.
A vintage black and white photo of Walters Gallery, a two-story building with cars parked in front and people standing near the entrance.

1950s

George’s Grocery where locals would occasionally glimpse Marilyn Monroe shopping during the 5 years in which she was wed to famous playwright Arthur Miller (they lived in Roxbury).

In the late 1960s, the store’s building was a high school kid hangout while it was called Walter’s Gallery. Shown is a newspaper clipping of teens lying on the floor in a scene from the play 'Viet Rock' during rehearsal at the store.

1960s

Walter’s Gallery, an art and frame shop that doubled as a teenage hangout, where local youth would watch movies, put on plays and make music (one old photo shows now-famous folk musician Pete Seeger as one of the young people hanging out in front of the building). Sometime

Villa Vintiques is comprised of 2 historic buildings, side-by-side on Main Street N. in Woodbury. This is the second building as it looked in the 1970s, a former farm supply store.

1970s

In the 70’s it became an antiques store, which it continued to be for the next 40+ years

(i.e. Grass Roots Antiques by Ethel Greenblatt and Martel & Suffin Antiques by Michael Suffin).

Villa Vintiques storefront display window during Christmas. The sign on window reads 'VILLA VINTIQUES, VINTAGE ANTIQUES & HANDMADE' and 'EST 2022'.

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